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MICHIGAN · BENZIE COUNTY

Benzonia

564 people, 830 ft above sea level in Benzie County.

830 ftElevation, city center
564People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 59°
Clear now Dew point 55° · N 2 mph · high 59°
City of Benzonia River Interstate 2 miles
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The Benzonia plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Benzonia

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 8:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Frankfort Dow Memorial Field Airport (KFKS) · 9:35 PM
Clear
59° Clear Feels like 59° · high of 59° near 9 PM
WindN 2 mphno gusts
Humidity88%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.91 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable43° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 3 AMin about 5 hours · 94% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Beach Hazards StatementBeach Hazards Statement issued September 29 at 2:23PM EDT until September 30 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 9:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:39 AM7:29 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 87% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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overcast
mostly cloudy night
rain
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
rain
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overcast
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly clear night
TEMPERATURE °F
59°
57°
64°
60°
64°
51°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
94% · 0.39 in Wednesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
6
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 62° ↑ The front passes Drier: 45° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 64° / 49°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
59° 55°
0% rain — S 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 55°
90% rain 0.1–0.5″ SSW 13 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
66° 49°
50% rain up to 0.5″ WSW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 42°
0% rain — N 3 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 43°
20% rain — SSW 2 A
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 41°
10% rain — NNW 7 A
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 39°
0% rain — N 3 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Benzonia about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,490 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the northern Rockies; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Benzonia

564 people, 830 ft above sea level in Benzie County.

830 ftElevation
564People
1 sq miLand
Clear 59°
ClearDew point 55°
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Today in Benzonia

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
12a overcast 59° 9%
3a rain 59° 51%
6a rain 58° 74%
9a rain 59° 48%
12p rain 63° 35%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 AM · 94%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
59
A
Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
55
66
B
Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
49
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
62
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
62
A
Sun10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
62
A
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
58
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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